allAfrica (March 19, 2015) | Is there a link between women’s economic empowerment and sustainable and environmentally friendly trade? At the International Trade Centre (ITC) we think so. And this is why ITC’s Trade and Environment unit is working ensure that women play their rightful role in the organization’s effort to strengthen the competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’ (MSMEs) and their suppliers in the agri-food and natural product sectors in developing countries.